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Alphabetical index

This page lists all Resources in this section of the website (Articles, Training Notes and Health-checks) in alphabetical order by title.

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A47 15 principles of volunteering
By examining five ministries
Management
TN144 360-degree reviews for churches?
Leadership
Management
A29 A basic guide to paper and print
Helping you to communicate well
Communication
TN46 A beginner's guide to IT security
Administration
TN140 A checklist for a business plan
Planning
TN26 A checklist for an office move
Administration
Planning
TN141 A church council 'Code of Conduct'
Leadership
Structures
A9 A church members' newsletter
An idea for a new publication
Communication
TN111 A church policies checklist
Administration
Structures
TN107 A church policy on hospitality
Management
TN66 A daily office for church staff
Management
Structures
TN51 A fresh approach to rural ministry
Planning
Structures
HC8 A Gift Assessment for Administrators
1: Introduction (2019 launch version)
Administration
HC9 A Gift Assessment for Administrators
2: Questions and tests (2019 launch version)
Administration
TN104 A grid structure for churches
Structures
TN18 A leadership team checklist
Leadership
Structures
A39 A plan for your communications
A template for churches
Communication
TN13 A purpose statement for those who chair
Structures
TN42 A review of global mission strategy
Planning
TN53 A simple email filing system
Administration
Communication
TN109 A test for your church's welcome
Management
Planning
A30a A weekend away checklist
Supplement to A30
Planning
A18 Administering church funds
A call for a fresh approach
Administration
TN60 Administrator types
Administration
Management
TN77 Administrator wisdom
Administration
TN68 Administrators who miss the point
Administration
TN4 Advice for all church administrators
Administration
TN88 Advice to a new committee member
Structures
TN31 Affirming volunteers
Management
A10 An introduction to the art of training
Help people learn new skills
Communication
Management
TN91 An MOT for disciples of Jesus
Planning
TN98 An outline Church Financial Policy
Administration
TN93 And now for the notices
Communication
A20 Annual meetings can be different
Ideas to experiment with
Planning
Structures
TN130 Appoint a 'Staff Action Group'
Management
Structures
TN22 Appoint a church photographer!
Communication
TN40 Appointing an Administrator
Administration
Structures
A38 Appointing an Operations Manager
Or reviewing an existing post
Administration
Structures
TN45 Are you sure it's minutes you need?
Communication
Structures
A32 Be creative as a line manager
How to develop paid staff
Management
TN146 Be hospitable!
Management
A11 Become a better emailer
... and make everyone happy
Administration
Communication
TN94 Becoming self-aware
Leadership
TN58 Beware committees
Structures
TN47 Breathing life into the intercessions
Communication
TN117 Building project preparations
Administration
TN138 Categories for church operations
Administration
Planning
TN35 Causes of friction in mission agencies
Structures
TN81 Changing the scenery
Planning
A15 Christian administration?
A theological introduction
Administration
TN72 Church administration explained: part 1
Administration
TN73 Church administration explained: part 2
Administration
TN24 Church members can burn out too
Management
TN139 Church workers in teams
Management
TN57 Clear your clutter!
Administration
Leadership
TN34 Closing down a church activity
Management
Planning
TN129 Collecting data for mission
Administration
HC1 Contrasting CHR and CEM
Themes and questions side by side
Administration
Communication
Leadership
Management
Planning
Structures
TN96 Courtesy in church
Planning
A14 Create a quality website
... by asking the right questions
Administration
Communication
TN54 Creating space for a Planning Retreat
Leadership
Planning
TN69 Creative prayer diaries
Communication
TN86 Customer care for churches?
Administration
Management
TN33 Danger at church!
Administration
TN43 Did Jesus use an iPhone?
Leadership
TN70 Do's and don'ts for a new leader
Leadership
Planning
TN59 Don't you dare change anything!
Management
Planning
TN128 Effective staff meetings
Management
Structures
A43 Every member on active service
How to mobilise your church
Management
Planning
TN95 Exit interviews for everyone
Management
A16 Funding a capital project ...
... by direct giving
Administration
Planning
A3a Generosity and sacrifice
Management
Structures
TN116 Global mission giving
Administration
Planning
TN42a Global mission report summary
Planning
A40 Going deeper into meetings
1: Planning issues
Planning
Structures
A41 Going deeper into meetings
2: People issues
Management
Structures
TN119 Group behaviours to beware of
Management
TN64 Help! I'm a consultant
Planning
TN131 Helpful handover documents
Administration
Communication
A31 Helping people back to church
Basics we often overlook
Administration
Management
TN89 Hold the front page!
Communication
TN92 How genuine are your GORs?
Management
Structures
TN15 How not to delegate!
Leadership
Management
TN63 How not to write a newsletter
Communication
A5 How to chair meetings
An orchestral approach
Planning
Structures
TN135 How to conduct a disability audit
Administration
Planning
TN23 How to do 'To Do' lists
Administration
Leadership
TN103 How to encourage creative thinking
Planning
A54 How to get a message across
A DIY training aid
Communication
TN30 How to give and receive criticism
Leadership
Management
A45 How to lead a team at church
Practical help for beginners
Leadership
Management
TN97 How to minute a meeting
Communication
Structures
TN114 How to prepare a church profile
Communication
Planning
TN76 How to prepare a job reference
Management
Structures
A49 How to read the Bible out loud
A DIY training aid
Communication
A52 How to run a church vision day
A DIY training aid
Planning
TN84 How to say 'No' when you should
Leadership
TN125 How to take major decisions
Planning
Structures
TN21 Ideas for a sermon on administration
Administration
TN7 Ideas for how to make time for life
Leadership
TN127 Identify your church's groups
Leadership
Management
TN115 Identifying gifts of administration
Administration
TN145 Illustrating what you say
Communication
TN134 Integrate your newcomers
Management
Planning
TN16 Interviews in church services
Communication
TN110 It's confidential: but it still leaks out
Communication
Structures
A22 Job applications in Christian ministry
Part A: Preparation
Communication
Leadership
A23 Job applications in Christian ministry
Part B: Presentation
Communication
Leadership
A6 Job descriptions
Advice and examples for staff and volunteers
Management
Structures
TN149 Keep all your seniors in touch
Administration
Communication
TN11 Keeping a time log
Leadership
TN19 Key words for a financial appeal
Administration
TN62 Know what distracts you
Leadership
TN120 Lessons for leaders
Leadership
Management
TN48 Let's get purpose statements right
Planning
TN20 Line management in a church staff team
Management
Structures
TN151 Loss of leadership passion
Leadership
TN8 Major decisions: a new approach
Planning
Structures
TN121 Making a case for change
Communication
Planning
A44 Making things happen
Project management for churches
Planning
TN61 Mapping out a meeting
Communication
Structures
A35 Mapping your church
Practical planning tools
Planning
A24 Mission-shaped Church Councils
Three ways forward
Planning
Structures
TN28 No two leaders are the same
Leadership
TN79 One another teams
Management
A56 Organising pastoral care
... in an all-member culture
Planning
Structures
A48 Organising your small groups
Choices to be made
Planning
Structures
A1 Pass or file?
How to get excited about filing!
Administration
Leadership
TN102 People who visit the church office
Administration
TN133 Planning the next step
Planning
TN150 Prayer at church business meetings
Structures
TN85 Preparing a Lone Worker Policy
Administration
Management
TN1 Preparing to read the lesson
Communication
TN82 Print or screen?
Communication
TN143 Protect your church from scams
Administration
TN90 Put someone in charge
Leadership
Management
TN56 Questions for preachers
Communication
Leadership
TN105 Recording a voicemail message
Communication
A46 Redefining 'management'
Three Bible images to consider
Administration
Management
A27 Reliability in ministry
For administrators and leaders
Administration
Leadership
TN5 Responsibilities of mission agency Boards
Structures
TN136 Restructure your committees
Structures
A33 Roles for a church office
Part 1: Three perspectives
Administration
A34 Roles for a church office
Part 2: Three more perspectives
Administration
A28 Rooms to let
Hiring out your church premises
Administration
A3 Salary differentials for Christian staff
A case of worldly thinking?
Management
Structures
TN27 Saying good-bye to church members
Management
TN71 Seatings for meetings
Structures
TN148 Serving in a post-Covid church
Management
TN112 Set my leaders free!
Administration
Leadership
TN14 Setting up a Newcomers Team
Management
TN65 Sharp interview questions
Management
Structures
TN152 Should a church set 'targets'?
Planning
TN50 Should the staff lead the church?
Leadership
Structures
TN55 So, who should be in the dock?
Management
TN99 Social media+ guidelines
Communication
A36 Sorting out your study
Part 1: The space in the room
Administration
Leadership
A37 Sorting out your study
Part 2: The stuff in the room
Administration
Leadership
A19 Speaking so that people listen
For all leaders and preachers
Communication
Leadership
TN123 Speaking-to-camera tips
Communication
TN36 Square pegs in round holes
Management
TN80 Staff salary scales
Management
Structures
A17 Staff selection step-by-step
From advertisement to interview
Management
Structures
TN67 Stress and the Christian worker
Leadership
TN17 Suggested questions for an annual review
Management
Planning
A30 Take your church away
Organising a special weekend
Planning
TN106 Talk about taking time 'off'
Leadership
TN2 Ten steps to help you communicate
Communication
A51 The 'To Do Diary' guide
How to use this simple tool
Administration
Leadership
TN3 The bewildering world of change
Planning
HC6 The Christian Effectiveness Model
1: Introduction (2015 revised version)
Administration
Communication
Leadership
Management
Planning
Structures
HC7 The Christian Effectiveness Model
2: Questions & tests (2015 revised version)
Administration
Communication
Leadership
Management
Planning
Structures
HC3 The Christian Effectiveness Model
A summary of the Model and how it works
Administration
Communication
Leadership
Management
Planning
Structures
HC4 The Church Health Review
1: Introduction (2014 revised version)
Administration
Communication
Leadership
Management
Planning
Structures
HC5 The Church Health Review
2: Questions & tests (2014 revised version)
Administration
Communication
Leadership
Management
Planning
Structures
HC2 The Church Health Review
A summary of the Review and how it works
Administration
Communication
Leadership
Management
Planning
Structures
TN25a The church that lives outside in
Planning
A12 The leader as a shepherd
Part 1: Biblical research
Leadership
A13 The leader as a shepherd
Part 2: Practical application
Leadership
A55 The management of church records
A broad overview
Administration
TN44 The message of your buildings
Administration
Communication
TN137 The message of your people
Communication
TN6 The Minister's role in larger churches
Leadership
Structures
A26 The office of Lay Minister
Three proposals for change
Management
Structures
A50 The patronage process as drama
A guide for Patrons and PCCs
Structures
TN52 The perils of PowerPoint
Communication
TN25 The radical values that Jesus taught
Planning
TN78 The role of a church leader
Leadership
Structures
TN5a The role of staff in a mission agency
Structures
TN147 The role of the PCC
Structures
TN83 The service isn't over yet
Management
Planning
TN126 The small-church administrator
Administration
A53 The UCAN story
Networking Church Administrators: 1981 - 2017
Administration
A21 The use of print in outreach
Rethinking your church's practice
Communication
TN37 To pay or not to pay?
Management
Structures
A4 Twelve questions to help you plan
A jargon-free toolkit
Planning
TN12 Twenty ideas to help people change
Planning
A7 Understanding stewardship
A basis for Christian teaching
Administration
TN74 Understanding values
Planning
TN142 Values create a culture
Leadership
Planning
A2 Watch your image!
Visual design for churches
Communication
TN38 We've got news for us!
Communication
TN39 We've got news for you!
Communication
TN108 What do budgets actually tell us?
Administration
Planning
TN10 What do Christians do between Sundays?
Management
A42 What do Church Administrators do?
Defining roles
Administration
TN32 What do you mean by 'vision'?
Leadership
Planning
TN41 What makes a group a team
Management
TN113 What to avoid on your website
Communication
TN87 What to look for in your leaders
Leadership
TN132 What you look for in your Minister
Leadership
TN49 What's going on under the water
Communication
Management
TN124 What's the point of church?
Planning
TN29 What's your real church income?
Administration
TN9 Which newspapers do people read?
Communication
TN100 Why some offer, why some don't
Management
TN118 Why, exactly, are we meeting?
Structures
A8 Worker agreements
Appropriate paperwork for church use
Management
Structures
A25 Working from home
Boundaries, discipline and space
Administration
Leadership
TN101 Working with a No. 2
Leadership
Management
TN75 Writing for the media
Communication
TN122 Your eco-church check-up
Administration
creative organisation for effective christian ministry
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